Fire-brick clamp and stove-top brace.



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APPLICATION FILED HAB.. 22, 1907.

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UNITED FRANK JONES, OF SORANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIRE-BRICK CLAMP AND STOVE-'IOP BRACE.

Specification of Lett ers Patent.

Patented March 31, 1908.

Application filed March 22, 1907i. Serial No. 363,824.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK JONES, a resident of Scranton, in the countyof Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fire-Brick Clamps and Stove-Top Braces g and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved fire brick clamp and stove topbrace, the object of the invention being to provide an adjustable orextension clamp of this character which can be used on almost any stove,which will securely clamp the fire brick and support the cross barbeneath the stove top, which can be manufactured and sold at small cost,and which will be strong and durable in` use.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts aswill be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

-In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in section through astove illustrating the application of my improvements, the dotted linesshowing positions to which the parts may be adjusted from the positionsshown in full lines, and Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of the devicedetached.

1 represents the fire boX of a stove, 2 the oven, 8 the stove top, and 5represents the lire brick lining in the nre box 1 between the fire boXand oven 2, and which is secured in place by my improved device, now tobe described.

The device comprises a bar 6, having a downwardly turned lip 7 at oneend' to engage over the face of the fire brick, and this bar 6 is madewith an elongated slot 7 in which a screw or bolt 8 is located. Thescrew or bolt 8 projects through an opening in the oven top, has a head9 at its upper end, and screws into a nut 10 at its lower end, in theoven, to secure the device in position.

An angle bar 11, located on bar 6, is provided with an elongatedlongitudinal slot 12 in its horizontal member, to receive the screw orbolt 8, to clamp the angle bar 11 at any adjustment on bar 11, accordingto the position of the cross bar or brace 4 beneath the stove top. Thevertical member of angle bar 11, is made with a longitudinal slot 18,

I to receive a screw or bolt 14, the latter located inl an opening inbar 15, and a nut 16 is located on the screw or bolt 14, to clamp thebar 15 at various vertical adjustments. This bar 15 is preferablyenlarged at its upper end, to afford a wide bearing for the cross bar orbrace 4 to rest upon, and the upright member of angle bar 11 is madewith fianges 17 at its side edges, between which the bar 15 is located,and these flanges 17 prevent any pivotal movement of bar 15 on bar 11and insure the parts remaining as adjusted.

The bar 15 and upright member of'angle bar 11, constitute a verticallyadjustable post to support the cross bar or brace 4 of the stove and asbar 11 can be adjusted longitudinally on bar 6, the post can bepositioned to support the cross bar or brace 4 in any ordinaryconstruction of stove.

The screw or bolt 8, therefore not only serves to clamp bar 6 at theproper adjustment to secure the lire brick in place, but also clamps thepost at various adjustments according to the location of the cross baror brace 4, and the device can be quickly applied or removed by any oneof average intelligence.

A great many slight changes might be made in the general form andarrangement of the parts described without departing from my invention,and hence, I do not restrict myself to the precise details set forth butconsider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterationsas fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire tosecure by Letters- Patent is 1. In a device of the character described,the combination of a bar constructed to clamp a fire brick in place, astove top supporting plate mounted upon said bar, and means foreffecting an adjustment of said part longitudinally of said bar.

the combination of a bar constructed to clamp a re brick in place, a topsupporting lpost mounted upon said bar, means for effecting verticaladjustment of said post, and means for effecting adjustment of said poston the bar longitudinally of the latter.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a barconstructed to clamp a fire brick in place, a stove top supporting postprovided at its lower end With a 2. In a device of the characterdescribed,

securing the post longitudinally of the bar.

horizontal portion resting upon said bar, and means adjustably securingthe horizontal portion of the post to said bar.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a barconstructed to clamp a fire brick in place, a stove top supporting postcomprising two members, .one adjustable vertically relatively totheother, the lower member of said post having a horizontal lportionresting upon said bar, and means securing said horizontal portion of thepost to said bar and permitting adjustment of the same longitudinally ofthe bar.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a barhaving a lip at one end to engage a fire brick, means permittinglongitudinal adjustment of said bar on the oven top of a stove, astove-top supporting post mounted upon said bar, and means permittingadjustment of said post upon the bar longitudinally of the latter.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with a barconstructed to clamp a fire brick in place, a stove top supporting postmade in two sections adjustably secured together, and means foradjustably ing lip at one end and made with a longitudinal slot, of anangle bar having slots in both its horizontal and vertical members, aclampklire box, an oven, a top and a cross bar beneath the top, of aclamping bar adjustably secured to the oven and securing the fire brickin the .iire box, and apost adjustably secured on the clamping bar andlocated lbeneath the cross baroi the stove top.

' -10. In a device of thevcharacter described, the combination with abrick securing bar, an angle bar adjustably secured thereon, sideflanges on lthe vertical member of the angle bar, a bar or post againstthe vertical member of the angle bar and itting between the flanges, anda clamping bolt or screw located in an opening in the last-mentioned barand in a slot in the vertical member of the angle bar, and a nut on-saidscrew or bolt.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of anadjustable fire brick clamping member and a stovetop supporting member.

12. In a device of the character described the combination of anadjustable .member provided with a fire brick clamping part and a stovetop supportingmember adjustable with respect `to said part.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specication in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

FRANK JONES. Witnesses:

SAMUEL D. ROBERTS, MEREDITH JONES.

